Estimación de la prevalencia de riesgo de síndrome de apneas obstructivas del sueño en funcionarios de una Institución de Salud según el cuestionario STOP-Bang

Estimation of the prevalence of risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in workers of a health institution according to the stop-bang questionnaire Introduction: In Chile, it is estimated that 8.5% of adults are at high risk of Obstructive Sleep Ap-nea (OSA). Objective: To estimate the risk of OSA in health workers. Material and Method: clinical and anthropometric data, blood pressure, STOP-Bang (CSB) questionnaires, Flemons index and Epworth and Thornton scales were assessed in workers from Clínica Dávila, Santiago, Chile. Results: 1,332 workers were evaluated, 77.1% women, neck circumference: 35.7 ± 3.7 cm (26-54), waist circumference: 89.3 ± 3.7 cm, and body mass index: 27.5 ± 4.5 (17.5-49.4) kg/m 2 ; 42% were overweight and 26% obese. The SB Questionnaire classified them into three risk categories: High risk (HR): 43 workers (3.2%), 50 ± 10.5 years-old; moderate risk: 215 (16.1%), 45.6 ± 11.4 years-old and low risk: 1,074 (80.6%), 36.2 ± 10.6 years-old. In men, age and sleep questionnaire scores were different in the three risk categories (p = 0.003 and 0.001). In women, the sleep questionnaire scores were different in the three risk groups, there were no differences in the Epworth scale (p = 0.274), nor in age (p = 0.08). The Mallampati scale did not allow predict OSA risk in both sexes. Conclusions: The SB questionnaire identified 9.8% of the men with high risk of OSA. In men, age, SB questionnaire, Flemons index, Epworth and Thornton scale, were different in the three OSA risk categories. In women, the age and Epworth scale were similar in the different risk categories.